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Intro

Method background of our sample

Characteristic N = 661
Would you define yourself as a:
Mixed method scholar 22 (33%)
Qualitative scholar 25 (38%)
Quantitative scholar 19 (29%)

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n (%)

Interest in Training

Interest in Qualtitative courses

Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Qualitative interviewing
Not at all interested 1 (25%) 0 (0%) 3 (75%) 4 (100%)
Not very interested 3 (25%) 4 (33%) 5 (42%) 12 (100%)
Somewhat interested 11 (41%) 8 (30%) 8 (30%) 27 (100%)
Very interested 6 (32%) 11 (58%) 2 (11%) 19 (100%)
Unknown 1 (25%) 2 (50%) 1 (25%) 4 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Process tracing
Not at all interested 1 (9.1%) 2 (18%) 8 (73%) 11 (100%)
Not very interested 7 (33%) 8 (38%) 6 (29%) 21 (100%)
Somewhat interested 8 (47%) 5 (29%) 4 (24%) 17 (100%)
Very interested 3 (27%) 8 (73%) 0 (0%) 11 (100%)
Unknown 3 (50%) 2 (33%) 1 (17%) 6 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Discourse analysis
Not at all interested 3 (27%) 1 (9.1%) 7 (64%) 11 (100%)
Not very interested 4 (40%) 1 (10%) 5 (50%) 10 (100%)
Somewhat interested 7 (30%) 11 (48%) 5 (22%) 23 (100%)
Very interested 5 (31%) 10 (62%) 1 (6.2%) 16 (100%)
Unknown 3 (50%) 2 (33%) 1 (17%) 6 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Narrative analysis
Not at all interested 2 (20%) 0 (0%) 8 (80%) 10 (100%)
Not very interested 6 (38%) 4 (25%) 6 (38%) 16 (100%)
Somewhat interested 9 (36%) 12 (48%) 4 (16%) 25 (100%)
Very interested 3 (30%) 7 (70%) 0 (0%) 10 (100%)
Unknown 2 (40%) 2 (40%) 1 (20%) 5 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Ethnographic methods
Not at all interested 4 (19%) 2 (9.5%) 15 (71%) 21 (100%)
Not very interested 8 (57%) 3 (21%) 3 (21%) 14 (100%)
Somewhat interested 8 (50%) 8 (50%) 0 (0%) 16 (100%)
Very interested 0 (0%) 10 (100%) 0 (0%) 10 (100%)
Unknown 2 (40%) 2 (40%) 1 (20%) 5 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Diary study
Not at all interested 4 (25%) 3 (19%) 9 (56%) 16 (100%)
Not very interested 4 (29%) 8 (57%) 2 (14%) 14 (100%)
Somewhat interested 7 (37%) 8 (42%) 4 (21%) 19 (100%)
Very interested 5 (42%) 4 (33%) 3 (25%) 12 (100%)
Unknown 2 (40%) 2 (40%) 1 (20%) 5 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Qualitative data analysis
Not at all interested 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%) 2 (100%)
Not very interested 2 (29%) 1 (14%) 4 (57%) 7 (100%)
Somewhat interested 6 (33%) 4 (22%) 8 (44%) 18 (100%)
Very interested 13 (37%) 18 (51%) 4 (11%) 35 (100%)
Unknown 1 (25%) 2 (50%) 1 (25%) 4 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Historical methods
Not at all interested 5 (24%) 3 (14%) 13 (62%) 21 (100%)
Not very interested 8 (40%) 9 (45%) 3 (15%) 20 (100%)
Somewhat interested 3 (33%) 6 (67%) 0 (0%) 9 (100%)
Very interested 3 (30%) 5 (50%) 2 (20%) 10 (100%)
Unknown 3 (50%) 2 (33%) 1 (17%) 6 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Multi-method research
Not at all interested 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 1 (100%)
Not very interested 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 1 (33%) 3 (100%)
Somewhat interested 5 (22%) 8 (35%) 10 (43%) 23 (100%)
Very interested 16 (47%) 12 (35%) 6 (18%) 34 (100%)
Unknown 1 (20%) 3 (60%) 1 (20%) 5 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
QCA
Not at all interested 3 (25%) 2 (17%) 7 (58%) 12 (100%)
Not very interested 4 (29%) 4 (29%) 6 (43%) 14 (100%)
Somewhat interested 6 (35%) 8 (47%) 3 (18%) 17 (100%)
Very interested 6 (35%) 9 (53%) 2 (12%) 17 (100%)
Unknown 3 (50%) 2 (33%) 1 (17%) 6 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Data visualisation
Not at all interested 0 (0%) 2 (40%) 3 (60%) 5 (100%)
Not very interested 1 (25%) 1 (25%) 2 (50%) 4 (100%)
Somewhat interested 5 (26%) 9 (47%) 5 (26%) 19 (100%)
Very interested 14 (42%) 11 (33%) 8 (24%) 33 (100%)
Unknown 2 (40%) 2 (40%) 1 (20%) 5 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Interests qualitative courses

Interests qualitative courses

Interest in Quantitative courses

Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Multi-level analysis
Not at all interested 1 (20%) 4 (80%) 0 (0%) 5 (100%)
Not very interested 1 (11%) 6 (67%) 2 (22%) 9 (100%)
Somewhat interested 8 (36%) 9 (41%) 5 (23%) 22 (100%)
Very interested 10 (40%) 4 (16%) 11 (44%) 25 (100%)
Unknown 2 (40%) 2 (40%) 1 (20%) 5 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Structural Equation Modelling
Not at all interested 1 (17%) 5 (83%) 0 (0%) 6 (100%)
Not very interested 3 (19%) 11 (69%) 2 (12%) 16 (100%)
Somewhat interested 3 (27%) 4 (36%) 4 (36%) 11 (100%)
Very interested 12 (44%) 3 (11%) 12 (44%) 27 (100%)
Unknown 3 (50%) 2 (33%) 1 (17%) 6 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Mediation analysis
Not at all interested 2 (29%) 5 (71%) 0 (0%) 7 (100%)
Not very interested 6 (30%) 11 (55%) 3 (15%) 20 (100%)
Somewhat interested 2 (29%) 3 (43%) 2 (29%) 7 (100%)
Very interested 11 (39%) 4 (14%) 13 (46%) 28 (100%)
Unknown 1 (25%) 2 (50%) 1 (25%) 4 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Longitudinal modelling
Not at all interested 1 (12%) 6 (75%) 1 (12%) 8 (100%)
Not very interested 3 (20%) 8 (53%) 4 (27%) 15 (100%)
Somewhat interested 8 (44%) 7 (39%) 3 (17%) 18 (100%)
Very interested 8 (42%) 2 (11%) 9 (47%) 19 (100%)
Unknown 2 (33%) 2 (33%) 2 (33%) 6 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Survival analysis
Not at all interested 3 (21%) 6 (43%) 5 (36%) 14 (100%)
Not very interested 9 (38%) 10 (42%) 5 (21%) 24 (100%)
Somewhat interested 5 (31%) 7 (44%) 4 (25%) 16 (100%)
Very interested 3 (43%) 0 (0%) 4 (57%) 7 (100%)
Unknown 2 (40%) 2 (40%) 1 (20%) 5 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Logistic Regression and GLM
Not at all interested 1 (11%) 5 (56%) 3 (33%) 9 (100%)
Not very interested 4 (21%) 8 (42%) 7 (37%) 19 (100%)
Somewhat interested 6 (46%) 6 (46%) 1 (7.7%) 13 (100%)
Very interested 8 (42%) 4 (21%) 7 (37%) 19 (100%)
Unknown 3 (50%) 2 (33%) 1 (17%) 6 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Survey and questionnaire design
Not at all interested 1 (17%) 3 (50%) 2 (33%) 6 (100%)
Not very interested 4 (44%) 3 (33%) 2 (22%) 9 (100%)
Somewhat interested 4 (27%) 6 (40%) 5 (33%) 15 (100%)
Very interested 11 (35%) 11 (35%) 9 (29%) 31 (100%)
Unknown 2 (40%) 2 (40%) 1 (20%) 5 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Web scraping
Not at all interested 0 (0%) 3 (43%) 4 (57%) 7 (100%)
Not very interested 2 (17%) 6 (50%) 4 (33%) 12 (100%)
Somewhat interested 5 (29%) 6 (35%) 6 (35%) 17 (100%)
Very interested 12 (50%) 8 (33%) 4 (17%) 24 (100%)
Unknown 3 (50%) 2 (33%) 1 (17%) 6 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Network analysis
Not at all interested 1 (17%) 3 (50%) 2 (33%) 6 (100%)
Not very interested 3 (25%) 2 (17%) 7 (58%) 12 (100%)
Somewhat interested 6 (26%) 9 (39%) 8 (35%) 23 (100%)
Very interested 9 (47%) 9 (47%) 1 (5.3%) 19 (100%)
Unknown 3 (50%) 2 (33%) 1 (17%) 6 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Machine learning
Not at all interested 4 (31%) 5 (38%) 4 (31%) 13 (100%)
Not very interested 7 (37%) 7 (37%) 5 (26%) 19 (100%)
Somewhat interested 2 (11%) 9 (50%) 7 (39%) 18 (100%)
Very interested 6 (60%) 2 (20%) 2 (20%) 10 (100%)
Unknown 3 (50%) 2 (33%) 1 (17%) 6 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Quantitative text analysis
Not at all interested 2 (22%) 4 (44%) 3 (33%) 9 (100%)
Not very interested 5 (45%) 3 (27%) 3 (27%) 11 (100%)
Somewhat interested 2 (12%) 8 (47%) 7 (41%) 17 (100%)
Very interested 11 (46%) 8 (33%) 5 (21%) 24 (100%)
Unknown 2 (40%) 2 (40%) 1 (20%) 5 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Panel data analysis
Not at all interested 1 (9.1%) 6 (55%) 4 (36%) 11 (100%)
Not very interested 6 (25%) 12 (50%) 6 (25%) 24 (100%)
Somewhat interested 5 (45%) 2 (18%) 4 (36%) 11 (100%)
Very interested 7 (50%) 3 (21%) 4 (29%) 14 (100%)
Unknown 3 (50%) 2 (33%) 1 (17%) 6 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Bayesian analysis
Not at all interested 3 (19%) 6 (38%) 7 (44%) 16 (100%)
Not very interested 6 (32%) 10 (53%) 3 (16%) 19 (100%)
Somewhat interested 4 (33%) 5 (42%) 3 (25%) 12 (100%)
Very interested 5 (42%) 2 (17%) 5 (42%) 12 (100%)
Unknown 4 (57%) 2 (29%) 1 (14%) 7 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
(Semi-)Experimental design
Not at all interested 1 (12%) 5 (62%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Not very interested 5 (33%) 8 (53%) 2 (13%) 15 (100%)
Somewhat interested 3 (25%) 6 (50%) 3 (25%) 12 (100%)
Very interested 11 (42%) 4 (15%) 11 (42%) 26 (100%)
Unknown 2 (40%) 2 (40%) 1 (20%) 5 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)

Interest in other training activites

Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Career session academic career
Not at all interested 1 (50%) 1 (50%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%)
Not very interested 4 (31%) 4 (31%) 5 (38%) 13 (100%)
Somewhat interested 9 (43%) 7 (33%) 5 (24%) 21 (100%)
Very interested 6 (27%) 9 (41%) 7 (32%) 22 (100%)
Unknown 2 (25%) 4 (50%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Career session non-academic career
Not at all interested 1 (33%) 1 (33%) 1 (33%) 3 (100%)
Not very interested 4 (40%) 3 (30%) 3 (30%) 10 (100%)
Somewhat interested 3 (27%) 5 (45%) 3 (27%) 11 (100%)
Very interested 12 (35%) 12 (35%) 10 (29%) 34 (100%)
Unknown 2 (25%) 4 (50%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Research integrity and ethics
Not at all interested 6 (50%) 3 (25%) 3 (25%) 12 (100%)
Not very interested 3 (16%) 8 (42%) 8 (42%) 19 (100%)
Somewhat interested 9 (47%) 7 (37%) 3 (16%) 19 (100%)
Very interested 2 (25%) 3 (38%) 3 (38%) 8 (100%)
Unknown 2 (25%) 4 (50%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Data management plan
Not at all interested 2 (33%) 2 (33%) 2 (33%) 6 (100%)
Not very interested 4 (25%) 6 (38%) 6 (38%) 16 (100%)
Somewhat interested 4 (22%) 7 (39%) 7 (39%) 18 (100%)
Very interested 9 (53%) 6 (35%) 2 (12%) 17 (100%)
Unknown 3 (33%) 4 (44%) 2 (22%) 9 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
SMEC
Not at all interested 5 (45%) 3 (27%) 3 (27%) 11 (100%)
Not very interested 2 (10%) 11 (55%) 7 (35%) 20 (100%)
Somewhat interested 9 (53%) 3 (18%) 5 (29%) 17 (100%)
Very interested 4 (50%) 3 (38%) 1 (12%) 8 (100%)
Unknown 2 (20%) 5 (50%) 3 (30%) 10 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Proposal writing
Not at all interested 1 (25%) 3 (75%) 0 (0%) 4 (100%)
Not very interested 2 (18%) 6 (55%) 3 (27%) 11 (100%)
Somewhat interested 9 (36%) 5 (20%) 11 (44%) 25 (100%)
Very interested 8 (44%) 7 (39%) 3 (17%) 18 (100%)
Unknown 2 (25%) 4 (50%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Postdoctoral funding opportunities
Not at all interested 4 (50%) 2 (25%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Not very interested 1 (8.3%) 6 (50%) 5 (42%) 12 (100%)
Somewhat interested 8 (38%) 6 (29%) 7 (33%) 21 (100%)
Very interested 7 (41%) 7 (41%) 3 (18%) 17 (100%)
Unknown 2 (25%) 4 (50%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Stress and wellbeing
Not at all interested 4 (50%) 3 (38%) 1 (12%) 8 (100%)
Not very interested 3 (27%) 1 (9.1%) 7 (64%) 11 (100%)
Somewhat interested 7 (41%) 7 (41%) 3 (18%) 17 (100%)
Very interested 6 (27%) 10 (45%) 6 (27%) 22 (100%)
Unknown 2 (25%) 4 (50%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Open Science - What? Why? How?
Not at all interested 2 (40%) 2 (40%) 1 (20%) 5 (100%)
Not very interested 2 (22%) 6 (67%) 1 (11%) 9 (100%)
Somewhat interested 11 (42%) 6 (23%) 9 (35%) 26 (100%)
Very interested 5 (28%) 7 (39%) 6 (33%) 18 (100%)
Unknown 2 (25%) 4 (50%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Pitch your research
Not at all interested 1 (33%) 1 (33%) 1 (33%) 3 (100%)
Not very interested 1 (14%) 3 (43%) 3 (43%) 7 (100%)
Somewhat interested 6 (32%) 9 (47%) 4 (21%) 19 (100%)
Very interested 12 (41%) 8 (28%) 9 (31%) 29 (100%)
Unknown 2 (25%) 4 (50%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Educational skills
Not at all interested 3 (60%) 0 (0%) 2 (40%) 5 (100%)
Not very interested 1 (10%) 5 (50%) 4 (40%) 10 (100%)
Somewhat interested 8 (44%) 7 (39%) 3 (17%) 18 (100%)
Very interested 8 (33%) 8 (33%) 8 (33%) 24 (100%)
Unknown 2 (22%) 5 (56%) 2 (22%) 9 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)

Interest in other Methlab activites

Characteristic N = 661
Interested in joining a ‘PhD soup’ 46 (79%)
Unknown 8

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n (%)

Characteristic N = 661
Interested in a methods-related newsletter 52 (90%)
Unknown 8

1

n (%)

Expertise in Methods

Knowledge in Qualtative courses

Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Qualitative interviewing
Not knowledgeable at all 1 (33%) 0 (0%) 2 (67%) 3 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 10 (38%) 10 (38%) 6 (23%) 26 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 2 (17%) 2 (17%) 8 (67%) 12 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 5 (36%) 8 (57%) 1 (7.1%) 14 (100%)
Unknown 4 (36%) 5 (45%) 2 (18%) 11 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Process tracing
Not knowledgeable at all 14 (37%) 9 (24%) 15 (39%) 38 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 1 (33%) 2 (67%) 0 (0%) 3 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 4 (25%) 10 (62%) 2 (12%) 16 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%)
Unknown 3 (38%) 3 (38%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Discourse analysis
Not knowledgeable at all 13 (43%) 4 (13%) 13 (43%) 30 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 5 (38%) 8 (62%) 0 (0%) 13 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 1 (8.3%) 7 (58%) 4 (33%) 12 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 0 (0%) 3 (100%) 0 (0%) 3 (100%)
Unknown 3 (38%) 3 (38%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Narrative analysis
Not knowledgeable at all 10 (31%) 7 (22%) 15 (47%) 32 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 4 (44%) 5 (56%) 0 (0%) 9 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 5 (38%) 6 (46%) 2 (15%) 13 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 0 (0%) 3 (100%) 0 (0%) 3 (100%)
Unknown 3 (33%) 4 (44%) 2 (22%) 9 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Ethnographic methods
Not knowledgeable at all 10 (33%) 6 (20%) 14 (47%) 30 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 5 (50%) 5 (50%) 0 (0%) 10 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 3 (27%) 5 (45%) 3 (27%) 11 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 1 (14%) 6 (86%) 0 (0%) 7 (100%)
Unknown 3 (38%) 3 (38%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Diary study
Not knowledgeable at all 12 (30%) 15 (38%) 13 (32%) 40 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 3 (43%) 2 (29%) 2 (29%) 7 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 3 (33%) 4 (44%) 2 (22%) 9 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 1 (50%) 1 (50%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%)
Unknown 3 (38%) 3 (38%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Qualitative data analysis
Not knowledgeable at all 1 (11%) 2 (22%) 6 (67%) 9 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 9 (47%) 6 (32%) 4 (21%) 19 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 7 (41%) 4 (24%) 6 (35%) 17 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 2 (17%) 9 (75%) 1 (8.3%) 12 (100%)
Unknown 3 (33%) 4 (44%) 2 (22%) 9 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Historical methods
Not knowledgeable at all 15 (36%) 12 (29%) 15 (36%) 42 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 2 (15%) 9 (69%) 2 (15%) 13 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%)
Unknown 4 (44%) 3 (33%) 2 (22%) 9 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Multi-method research
Not knowledgeable at all 4 (29%) 3 (21%) 7 (50%) 14 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 7 (35%) 8 (40%) 5 (25%) 20 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 7 (32%) 10 (45%) 5 (23%) 22 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 1 (50%) 1 (50%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%)
Unknown 3 (38%) 3 (38%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
QCA
Not knowledgeable at all 11 (32%) 8 (24%) 15 (44%) 34 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 4 (40%) 6 (60%) 0 (0%) 10 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 3 (25%) 7 (58%) 2 (17%) 12 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 0 (NA%) 0 (NA%) 0 (NA%) 0 (NA%)
Unknown 4 (40%) 4 (40%) 2 (20%) 10 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Data visualisation
Not knowledgeable at all 5 (23%) 9 (41%) 8 (36%) 22 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 6 (32%) 8 (42%) 5 (26%) 19 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 7 (54%) 4 (31%) 2 (15%) 13 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 1 (25%) 1 (25%) 2 (50%) 4 (100%)
Unknown 3 (38%) 3 (38%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)

Knowledge in Quantitative courses

Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Multi-level analysis
Not knowledgeable at all 4 (15%) 17 (65%) 5 (19%) 26 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 1 (20%) 0 (0%) 4 (80%) 5 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 11 (58%) 5 (26%) 3 (16%) 19 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 3 (43%) 0 (0%) 4 (57%) 7 (100%)
Unknown 3 (33%) 3 (33%) 3 (33%) 9 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Structural Equation Modelling
Not knowledgeable at all 7 (24%) 19 (66%) 3 (10%) 29 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 2 (25%) 1 (12%) 5 (62%) 8 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 10 (62%) 2 (12%) 4 (25%) 16 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 1 (100%)
Unknown 3 (25%) 3 (25%) 6 (50%) 12 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Mediation analysis
Not knowledgeable at all 8 (26%) 18 (58%) 5 (16%) 31 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 4 (44%) 0 (0%) 5 (56%) 9 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 7 (54%) 4 (31%) 2 (15%) 13 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 3 (100%) 3 (100%)
Unknown 3 (30%) 3 (30%) 4 (40%) 10 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Longitudinal modelling
Not knowledgeable at all 9 (26%) 21 (60%) 5 (14%) 35 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 2 (40%) 0 (0%) 3 (60%) 5 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 7 (44%) 1 (6.2%) 8 (50%) 16 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 1 (50%) 0 (0%) 1 (50%) 2 (100%)
Unknown 3 (38%) 3 (38%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Survival analysis
Not knowledgeable at all 13 (29%) 20 (44%) 12 (27%) 45 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 1 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 4 (44%) 2 (22%) 3 (33%) 9 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%)
Unknown 4 (40%) 3 (30%) 3 (30%) 10 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Logistic Regression and GLM
Not knowledgeable at all 1 (6.2%) 14 (88%) 1 (6.2%) 16 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 4 (40%) 1 (10%) 5 (50%) 10 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 10 (50%) 7 (35%) 3 (15%) 20 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 4 (44%) 0 (0%) 5 (56%) 9 (100%)
Unknown 3 (27%) 3 (27%) 5 (45%) 11 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Survey and questionnaire design
Not knowledgeable at all 0 (0%) 9 (100%) 0 (0%) 9 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 6 (35%) 6 (35%) 5 (29%) 17 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 5 (38%) 6 (46%) 2 (15%) 13 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 7 (54%) 1 (7.7%) 5 (38%) 13 (100%)
Unknown 4 (29%) 3 (21%) 7 (50%) 14 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Web scraping
Not knowledgeable at all 11 (25%) 20 (45%) 13 (30%) 44 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 2 (67%) 0 (0%) 1 (33%) 3 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 5 (56%) 2 (22%) 2 (22%) 9 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 1 (100%)
Unknown 4 (44%) 3 (33%) 2 (22%) 9 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Network analysis
Not knowledgeable at all 11 (28%) 16 (40%) 13 (32%) 40 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 2 (50%) 2 (50%) 0 (0%) 4 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 5 (42%) 4 (33%) 3 (25%) 12 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 1 (100%)
Unknown 4 (44%) 3 (33%) 2 (22%) 9 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Machine learning
Not knowledgeable at all 17 (33%) 18 (35%) 16 (31%) 51 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 1 (33%) 2 (67%) 0 (0%) 3 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 1 (100%)
Unknown 4 (40%) 4 (40%) 2 (20%) 10 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Quantitative text analysis
Not knowledgeable at all 11 (31%) 13 (37%) 11 (31%) 35 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 2 (33%) 2 (33%) 2 (33%) 6 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 4 (29%) 7 (50%) 3 (21%) 14 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%)
Unknown 4 (40%) 3 (30%) 3 (30%) 10 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Panel data analysis
Not knowledgeable at all 12 (28%) 21 (49%) 10 (23%) 43 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 1 (50%) 0 (0%) 1 (50%) 2 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 5 (45%) 1 (9.1%) 5 (45%) 11 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 1 (50%) 0 (0%) 1 (50%) 2 (100%)
Unknown 3 (38%) 3 (38%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
Bayesian analysis
Not knowledgeable at all 15 (32%) 20 (43%) 12 (26%) 47 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 2 (50%) 0 (0%) 2 (50%) 4 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 1 (17%) 2 (33%) 3 (50%) 6 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%)
Unknown 3 (38%) 3 (38%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)
Characteristic Would you define yourself as a: Total
Mixed method scholar Qualitative scholar Quantitative scholar
(Semi-)Experimental design
Not knowledgeable at all 11 (34%) 18 (56%) 3 (9.4%) 32 (100%)
Moderately knowledgeable 2 (18%) 2 (18%) 7 (64%) 11 (100%)
Slightly knowledgeable 2 (29%) 2 (29%) 3 (43%) 7 (100%)
Very knowledgeable 4 (50%) 0 (0%) 4 (50%) 8 (100%)
Unknown 3 (38%) 3 (38%) 2 (25%) 8 (100%)
Total 22 (33%) 25 (38%) 19 (29%) 66 (100%)

  1. Amandine Lerusse is a Ph.D candidate at the Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven. Email: ↩︎

  2. Luca Carbone is an Ph.D candidate at the School for Mass Communication Research, KU Leuven. Email: ↩︎

  3. Alberto Stefanelli is an FWO Ph.D Fellow at the Institute for Social and Political Opinion Research, KU Leuven. Email: ↩︎